used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
ALPHABETnounUS /ˈælfəbet/
a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Old Father Bun winked his eyes and twitched his long ears to and fro and said, “Would you leave your garden for an hour?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
budnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading You might miss a bud, a leaf or flower.”
BunnounUS /bʌn/
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
From this reading “A picnic, a picnic,” cried Old Mother Bun.
Bun's
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From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “A picnic, a picnic,” cried Old Mother Bun.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Old Father Bun winked his eyes and twitched his long ears to and fro and said, “Would you leave your garden for an hour?
evergreennounUS /ˈevərɡriːn/
a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Old Father Bun winked his eyes and twitched his long ears to and fro and said, “Would you leave your garden for an hour?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Old Father Bun winked his eyes and twitched his long ears to and fro and said, “Would you leave your garden for an hour?
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Let us go on a picnic just for fun.”
fro
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From this reading Old Father Bun winked his eyes and twitched his long ears to and fro and said, “Would you leave your garden for an hour?
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading Let us go on a picnic just for fun.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let us go on a picnic just for fun.”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Father Bun winked his eyes and twitched his long ears to and fro and said, “Would you leave your garden for an hour?
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Old Father Bun winked his eyes and twitched his long ears to and fro and said, “Would you leave your garden for an hour?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
and nothing more
From this reading Let us go on a picnic just for fun.”
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading You might miss a bud, a leaf or flower.”
go away from a place
From this reading Old Father Bun winked his eyes and twitched his long ears to and fro and said, “Would you leave your garden for an hour?
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us go on a picnic just for fun.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Old Father Bun winked his eyes and twitched his long ears to and fro and said, “Would you leave your garden for an hour?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might miss a bud, a leaf or flower.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading You might miss a bud, a leaf or flower.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “A picnic, a picnic,” cried Old Mother Bun.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Let us go on a picnic just for fun.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You might miss a bud, a leaf or flower.”
picnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading “A picnic, a picnic,” cried Old Mother Bun.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Old Father Bun winked his eyes and twitched his long ears to and fro and said, “Would you leave your garden for an hour?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Father Bun winked his eyes and twitched his long ears to and fro and said, “Would you leave your garden for an hour?
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
twitchedverbUS /twɪtʃt/
past form of “twitch” — make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading Old Father Bun winked his eyes and twitched his long ears to and fro and said, “Would you leave your garden for an hour?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us go on a picnic just for fun.”
winkedverbUS /wɪŋkt/
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading Old Father Bun winked his eyes and twitched his long ears to and fro and said, “Would you leave your garden for an hour?
in the company of; together with
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Old Father Bun winked his eyes and twitched his long ears to and fro and said, “Would you leave your garden for an hour?
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LEAVES AND A FLOWER ALPHABET Trees in Mother Bun’s garden grow With many kinds of leaves, you know; But the little pine tree here Is evergreen throughout the year.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Old Father Bun winked his eyes and twitched his long ears to and fro and said, “Would you leave your garden for an hour?
